OSCP Methodology

Vaguely Important Things (Higher Abstraction PoV)

Try Harder = Enumerate Harder
Nmap -> Gobuster / Wfuzz -> Nikto -> Searchsploit
Useful OSCP Notes

Note taking / Reporting

OffSec's Reporting Template

Read up on what specific requirements there are for extra points
Over the next week of study, refine note-taking & screenshotting to make life easier
Use OneNote, seems to be recommended a bunch

Things to do that will be very useful

Compiling exploits for various operating systems so I don't need to later down the line... github might be best here for finding & checking these.
Making the most of the labs whilst they are available. Try to get through as much as possible, because it's the only limited resource.
Look at Penetration Testing book for good methodology

Initial Enumeration

Port scanning:

nmap -F $TARGET

{Check web services/anything obvious)

nmap -p- $TARGET -oA fullPortSweep

nmap -p -A $TARGET -oA scriptsVersionsOS

nmap -p --script=vuln $TARGET -oA vulnScripts

nmap -p- -sU Full UDP Scan -oA UDPSweep